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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act Four : snigdha madhusüdanaù
The Tender Slayer of Madhu
Scene Nine
Song 9
Verse 15
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“Her cheek resembles the beauty of the newly risen moon in the twilight sky when she sits alone in a secluded place, holding it upon her reddish lotus hand.” Commentary“Rädhä was confused about what to do, so she became as if inanimate. Now she holds the palm of her hand against her cheek and remains perfectly still because she is immersed in anxious thoughts, ‘Somehow or other, the day passes by, but what will happen when night falls? It will be like an aeon.’ Her face is thin and lacklustre like the late evening moon. Half covered by her hand, it resembles the moon on dvitéyä, the second day of the waxing fortnight.” As twilight detains the newly risen moon, the shield of her hand seems to provide a shelter for her face. The comparison with the crescent moon is appropriate because her face is rendered half-visible by the covering of her hand. This verse includes upamä and utprekñä alaìkäras. |
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